Solar Microgrids in Tanzania: Maasai Stoves & Solar Project International Collaborative 81 Kirkland Street, Unit 2, Cambridge, MA … [Read more...]
Toilets, Stoves, and Solar
Susan Murcott, Bob Lange, and Richard Komp are three grassroots environmental activists who are changing lives all around the world. Susan is a water researcher whose work on simple water filters has benefitted the lives of hundreds of … [Read more...]
Canal Restorer to River Restorer?
This greenhouse at the former historic Fisherville Mill in South Grafton, Massachusetts, sits on the banks of a canal by the Blackstone River. It is cleaning stormwater runoff and water contaminated by #6 fuel oil, also known as Bunker C … [Read more...]
Swiss Solar Boat (and French Polar Pod)
On June 25, the world's largest solar ship, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar (http://www.planetsolar.org), was docked in Boston and hosted a symposium on water and climate change, "From the Alps to the Atlantic." This 35 meter by 23 meter … [Read more...]
Worcester Official Unleashes Epic Clean Water Whine
The Environmental Protection Agency is doing a routine inspection to make sure Worcester's water system isn't poisoning anyone. Does Worcester Mag's Walter Bird, Jr. report on whether this will potentially keep people and the fish we eat … [Read more...]
Ecological Restoration: Cleaning the Fisherville Mill Canal
The Fisherville Mill Canal on the Blackstone River in Grafton, MA has been contaminated for decades by #6 fuel oil in its waters. John Todd Ecological Design (http://toddecological.com/) with the participation of the town of Grafton, USEPA, … [Read more...]
Boil water order lifted – flush your system before drinking
Governor Patrick lifted the boil water order in all MWRA communities early this morning after tests showed that water had returned to normal. Here is the information from the Governor's office statement about how to restore clean … [Read more...]
Seeing through the water
< 10px" class="Apple-style-span">And we often don't notice our public systems and structures until they malfunction. A busted traffic signal gets more attention than a functioning one, in the same way we notice potholes more than … [Read more...]
Environmental Groups Resign Board in Protest of Patrick Administration’s Water Reversal
MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2009 For more information, contact: Kerry Mackin, Ipswich River Watershed Assoc., 978-412-8200. Margaret Van Deusen, Charles River Watershed Assoc., 781-788-0007 ext. 234 Peter Shelley, … [Read more...]
Is Passion Supposed to Replace Common Sense?
I think Know Thy Neighbor may need to be called into action again. Once again a petition has been circulated and no one had any idea what they were signing. Didn't make them any less eager to sign up though. See for … [Read more...]